Cause for Celebration: Redeveloping Brownfields

摘要

You see them everywhere: weed-choked, fenced-off abandoned factories, gas stations and old industrial sites that dot cities. Known as "brownfields," they contribute to the decline of surrounding neighborhoods and depress land values. Every one of the estimated 120,000 brownfields in California is a missed opportunity for an affordable housing development, a public park, or a retail or mixed-use complex.